Pneumatic tire.



- PATENT-BED iUNE 4, i907.

J. H. GREEN. PNEUMATIC TIRE. APPLICATION FILED D110 28 1906 n .1 J m B.

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Uri-Iran srA'r sf PATENT orr on JOHN. H. GREEN, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS;

' PNEUMATIC TIRE-Q which t e following is such a fullhclear, and

exact: description as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to make and use my said invention. I

This invention i'elates to neumatic tires suclras are used on automobi es or similar veholes.

The purposes of this invention are to ro-'.

' vide a pneumatic tire so-cdnstructed an an ranged that upon thedeflation ofthe tire that part of the outer casing which under ordinary conditions would be running-upon theground will lie within the rim of the wheel,

and the wheel will run upon its rim and the rim will protect the outer casing and prevent the cutting of the outer casing; to provide .means adapted to permit radial movement of the outer casing and also adapted to revent creeping of theouter casing within t e rim; and also adapted to prefientuntimely disenagement of the outer casing from the run;

so constructed and arranged as;

t e tire being to be easil etachable when desired but not accidental y detachable when in use under an ordinary conditions of use.

ith these ends in view my-in'vention c011.

, in the novel features of construction shown in the annexed drawing, to which reference is hereb madea and hereinafter parclaims.-

Referring to the drawing in' which similar reference-letters and numerals designate like parts in the several views; Figure 1 isan elebodying my improvement:

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with a tire em- Fig.2 is an enlarged transverse section on the line 2. 2. of Fig. 1. F 3 is a horizontal transverse secthe line 3. 3. of 1, the inner tube being removed. Fi 4 IS an enlargedoblique section on the inc 4. 4. of Fig. 2; and F1g.5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view illustrating a-modified construction of the tire. The felly'in the usual manner. The rim has inward y curved members a forming internal circ ar channels or depressions cin which vation of a wy'heel equipped Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 28. 1906. Serial No. 34 9386.

finally recited the rim A is of metal and is secured to the Patented June 1907.

the dove tail parts :1 of the outer casing D fit; it also has transverse channels a, accommodating lugsite pins (1 sliding in the channels; and openings 11F throu h which the lugs (1 may be laced in the channels. The lugs (1 may be integral 'u-ith the outer casing or may be made se arately' and secured on the outer casing." T c lugs 1 and the corresponding channels a, are preferablynf dove tail cross section, that form of the lugs and the channels being most suitable to permit the lugs to traverse the channels and prevent untimely but straight lugs and corresponding channels may be used without departure from my invention. The channels a. may be formed in the body of the, rim A as shoun in Fig. 2, or they may be formed in separate so mental plates A, situated within the troug 1 of the rim substantially as shown in Fig. 5. The outer casing D is of vulcanized 'rubber or other suitable material and preferably has int al circular members d, substantially of the orm shown, fitting-in the channels .or dematch the channels (11 respective y. p A number of strips 0 of linen or other suitouter'casing and overlap each other within tector to prevent injury to the inner tube. The protector may however, consist 'of a flexible circumferential unattached lining, of any suit-able material; fitting .and the rim.

he inner tube-E is of thin rubber of the usual construction andfits within the'rim ressure of the air wit the the inner tube hol s the members d of the outer casing D in the channels or depressions a oithe rnn' creeping'of the outer casing; and

traveling in the channels a, guide the radial movemient of the outer casing; and prevent crosswise movement of the .outer casing.

I within the. trough of the rim and between the inner tube and within the outercasinfiggd when inflated i The openings-as near-the upper ends ownward in -the' channels a The lugsd serve-t0 event t e lugs:

withdrawal-0: the lugs from the channels;

-. ressions a, respectively. The l s or pins able material are preferably attached to the f the troughpf the rim A, and serve asa pro- The strips or lining C between rho rim is. and

the inner tulw E prevent the inner moo from out-e mg The clnnniels u when the. tire is influted and when the tire is deflated the strips or lining C prof-a :tthe iulw. E from iujur lay the moving outer casing B. When l-hs outer casing moves radially inn-1i rd the members rZ of the raising strip the protector, or protectors, away from of the. trough of the. rim.

the moving pins (1, or protectors, will not in torfere with the movement of the pins (.1 in the channels a.

The rim A is of within the rim invention. .omit-i-ecl, the members (I of the outer casing the inner wall in advance of f that the protector,

internal channels or depressions. It, is to he may he merely flat circular ledges or abutments againstwhich the members (I of the outer casingabut; or the rim-members a. may be. omitted, without departure from my In case the rim-members a, are' will also be omitted and the lugs 01, stopging against lzhc-rupper ends of the transverse annols a, will prevent radially outward disj 'pla. .e-ment of the outer ciising so long as the such dimensions that upon the deflation of Lhe tire the members ('1 of tho outer casing will freely slide radially within the .rim and approach each other. smallest dial-meter of the outer casing lming greatert-han the snmllestinternal rliiunet-er of the rim, the members (Z of the outer casing will, when the tire is deflated, slide radially within the rim and approach each other in the trough of the rim, and when that. occurs, that partof the outer upon the: ground will the trough of the rim upon its rim, thereby enter and he housed in protecting from injury rim; and the wheel may be safely run in that way until the fire can ho again inflated.

ninuon and slitting i- !Q- casing.

easing ituni n(; -cessnr to deflate the tire verscly imvn-rd toward each other and then pull the girljacsnt part of the casing radially outward. The pressing inward of tlfe'sidos oi the outer casing:- will successively withdraw the lugs or pins (1 from the openings (1."; whereupon by pulling on the purl oi the been withdrawn from [he openings (1 the opposite part ol the. lire will he (amusel to move radially imrm'd within [he trough of the rinrsufficiently lo pvrmit' the insortion 0f the finger; or :1 suitable instrmnont, "hetween the. laterally oomgn'essod and retracted oil-rt ol' the outer casing and the edge ol the rim, and by moving the linger. or inst-ma meut., along the inner edge ol the.

rim and law tween the outer rinsing and llur rim, and o-ntinuing to press inward tlnil part ul the outerrospeo l-i \'(.l to removv the lugs in suneessiou from the openings 14*. illlil continuing to use the linger. or f-ho instrument, to prove-ntlhe. lugs From The tire is inllat'ecl. is clearly indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

By reference to the drawings itwill be seen that the relative dimensions of the parts are such that the major part of'the air space of the tire is Withinthe trough'of the rim and. the rim is adapted to completely house (as indicated by lines in Fig.- 2) that part of the de llnwcl tire, running upon the .ground andwhich would otherwise overlap the edges 'of .the rim and be. subject to injury by the rim.

casing which is running and the. wheel will runl the outnroasing l -'ing\rithin the trouglaof the Having fully described my invention what I chum as new and desire toseoure by Letters Patent is;

1. In a tire'the combination of a. rim having a trough adapted to house the outer casing of axlolla-tocl t-lro, also having transverse e-l-ia.nn .-ls; an. outer-casing 'slidable radially The eonstructionbeingas lesorihed, the outer f casing cannot be injured by reason of the casing ovelr-lapping the rim and the rim -runwithin the rim and lowing pins slidable in the transverse channels-of the r1 m; an mflabable tube lit-ting within the outer casingand the. trough of 'the rim: and i1. protector sit- In case it is desired to romove the outer j.

noted between the inflatable tulw and the rim and movable hr the radially moving and press the sides of the outer (115111 g transouter casing to uncover thetransverse ohmiwhich have re entering thropenings. the casing mu) he removed from therim.

I have described the rim as having inwardly outer casing of .c-u'rverl on'cnlur members a forming outer casing, and also adapted to exclude the inllzitnhle .t-ulie from the. channels in=the rim.

2. In a tire, the romhimition of a rim adapted to house the outer casing of a clellated tire and having bransv'erse clove-tail channels. an outer casing fitting within the rim. mid.um'e-ta.il-pins on the outer casing slidn-ble in the channels of the rim.

3. 1n a. tire. the omnhinabion of 1, rim having =1 trough with transverse channels and ohm-merits: an our-er casing movable radially within the trough of the rim and provided wit-h stops' litt-ing in the channels of the rim'aml engagingon tho abutments to prevent outward radial displacement. of the outer (raising, also adopted to guide inward nmvr-ment- 'ol' tho outer casing, also adapted t-o'pre'vvnt weeping ol' the outer casing and also adopted to prevont. crosswise niovpment ol the outvl' ('usin within the trough of the rim: and an inflatable tube within the outer mixing and the trough of the run.

4. in a. t-nte, a. rim adapted to house the a (lellatocl tire and having tra l1S\ PlSE-"('-l1nl1nGlS adapted to accommodate This modified construction headed pins, :also havingenlarged' openings in witness whereof I have hereunto signed neat one end of said channels respectively; i my name-at Sp gfield' lllinoisthiel th day in combination with en outer casmg fittingof December, 1906. v within the rim and provided with hade I -JOHN H. GREENQ pins adapted to'enter the eQlargado em'ngs W'itnessesg and slidable in the transverse channel of the O. A. MERKEL,

- I e W. J. AUBELEUs'.

the application of John H. Green, of Springfielil, llli'nois forjan improvement in tion, ea follows: In fine 97, page 1, the reference letter a should be a"; and that the sziid Letter e Patent sliohld be read with thi con-eetion therein that the niay conform to the record of the ease in the Patelit Ofiiee.

S igned this 25th day of June, A.. D.,-1907.

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v :Acting' Commsaiener-of It is; hereby certified that in Letters Pete'nt No. 855,884, granted June 4, 1907,11'ppn Pneumatic Tifes, at: error appears in the printed specification requiring eorree-- headed pins, :also havingenlarged' openings in witness whereof I have hereunto signed neat one end of said channels respectively; i my name-at Sp gfield' lllinoisthiel th day in combination with en outer casmg fittingof December, 1906. v within the rim and provided with hade I -JOHN H. GREENQ pins adapted to'enter the eQlargado em'ngs W'itnessesg and slidable in the transverse channel of the O. A. MERKEL,

- I e W. J. AUBELEUs'.

the application of John H. Green, of Springfielil, llli'nois forjan improvement in tion, ea follows: In fine 97, page 1, the reference letter a should be a"; and that the sziid Letter e Patent sliohld be read with thi con-eetion therein that the niay conform to the record of the ease in the Patelit Ofiiee.

S igned this 25th day of June, A.. D.,-1907.

fame] 0,. c. BILLINs,

v :Acting' Commsaiener-of It is; hereby certified that in Letters Pete'nt No. 855,884, granted June 4, 1907,11'ppn Pneumatic Tifes, at: error appears in the printed specification requiring eorree-- It iii hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 855,884, granted June 4, 1907, ubon the application of John H. Green, of Springfield, Illinois, for an improvement in Pneumatic Tixea, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 97, page 1, the reference letter "a should be a; and that;

the said Letters Patent should be ead with this correction therein that the same [BEALJ C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting cmnmkmloner of Paterm. 

